Antwerp vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$832	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$4771
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	529K	3.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 49% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2896th and 80th ($1640 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 71st in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Los Angeles

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	Antwerp	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$28838

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919